Revelation 1
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
18 I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
Cross-references
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- 1Rev 22:16, Rev 22:6, Gal 1:12, Amo 3:7, Dan 2:28–29, Rev 1:19, Eph 3:3, Rev 1:9
- 2Jhn 19:35, 1Co 1:6, 1Jn 1:1, Rev 1:19, Jhn 21:24, Rev 12:17, Rev 6:9, Act 26:16
- 3Luk 11:28, Rev 22:10, Rom 13:11, 1Pe 4:7, Rev 22:6–7, Pro 8:34, Dan 12:12–13, Jas 5:8–9
- 4Isa 11:2, Jhn 1:1, Heb 13:8, Psa 90:2, Rev 5:6, Rev 4:5, Rev 3:1, Rev 1:8
- 5Psa 89:27, Heb 9:14, 1Jn 1:7, Rev 17:14, Col 1:18, 1Pe 1:19, Act 26:23, Rev 19:16
- 6Rev 5:10, Rev 20:6, Exo 19:6, 1Pe 2:5–9, Isa 61:6, Rom 11:36–12:1, Rev 5:12–14, 2Pe 3:18
- 7Mat 24:30, Zec 12:10, Dan 7:13, Jhn 19:37, Mrk 14:62, Luk 21:27, 1Th 4:17, Mat 26:64
- 8Isa 44:6, Rev 22:13, Isa 48:12, Isa 43:10, Rev 21:6, Isa 41:4, Rev 1:4, Rev 11:17
- 9Act 14:22, Rev 3:10, Jhn 16:33, Rev 1:2, Php 4:14, Rev 7:14, Rev 13:10, 2Ti 1:8
- 10Rev 21:10, Rev 4:1–2, 2Co 12:2–4, Rev 17:3, Act 20:7, Rev 10:3–8, 1Co 16:2, Act 10:10–33
- 11Rev 3:1, Jer 30:2, Col 4:15–16, Hab 2:2, Rev 2:12, Isa 30:8, Rev 2:8, Rev 1:4
- 12Zec 4:2, Exo 25:37, Rev 1:20–2:1, Rev 1:13, Ezk 43:5–6
- 13Dan 7:13, Dan 10:5–6, Dan 10:16, Rev 15:6, Exo 28:6–8, Lev 8:7, Rev 14:14, Isa 11:5
- 14Dan 10:6, Dan 7:9, Rev 19:12, Rev 2:18, Mat 28:3
- 15Ezk 43:2, Dan 10:6, Rev 14:2, Rev 19:6, Rev 2:18, Psa 93:4, Ezk 1:7, Ezk 40:3
- 16Heb 4:12, Rev 2:12, Rev 2:16, Rev 19:15, Isa 49:2, Eph 6:17, Rev 19:21, Mat 17:2
- 17Isa 44:6, Rev 22:13, Dan 10:8–10, Dan 8:17–18, Isa 41:4, Isa 48:12, Rev 2:8, Dan 10:17–19
- 18Rom 6:9, Heb 7:25, Rom 14:8–9, Psa 68:20, Rev 3:7, Isa 22:22, Mat 16:19, Heb 7:16
- 19Rev 4:1–11, Rev 1:11–2:3
- 20Rev 2:1, Rev 3:1, Rev 1:16, Zec 4:2, Rev 3:7, Rev 3:14, Rev 2:8, Rev 2:12
Topics in this chapter
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Ablution, Alpha, Amen, Angel (A Spirit), Angel of the Churches, Asia, Atonement, Banishment, Birthright, Blood, Brass, Candlestick, Church, Cleanliness, Colors, Day, Death, Ephesus, Faith, Firstborn, God, Hades, Hell, Holy Spirit, Humility, I Am That I Am, Immortality, Inspiration, Israel, Prophecies Concerning, Jesus, the Christ, John, Judgment, Key, Laodicea, Life, Minister, Christian, Omega, Patience, Patmos, Peace, Pergamos, Persecution, Philadelphia, Praise, Priest, Resurrection, Righteous, Sabbath, Sardis, Seven, Sin, Smyrna, Spear, Stars, Sun, Sword, Throne, Thyatira, Trumpet, Vision, Wicked (People), Word of God